Modeling spatial patterns of saturated areas: A comparison of the topographic wetness index and a dynamic distributed model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 15-23

  Grabs, T ^a   Seibert, J ^a,b   Bishop, K ^c   Laudon, H ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distributed hydrological model; Landscape analysis; Saturated areas; Spatial patterns; Topographic wetness index; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS; SATURATED AREAS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TOPOGRAPHIC WETNESS INDEX;

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAPS; RETAINING WALLS; RUNOFF; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

CATCHMENTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PHREATIC ZONE; STREAMWATER; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 66949115342     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.03.031     Document Type: Article

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